1. Notre Dame Football: The Key Player in Each 2013 Game

    All of Notre Dame's 12 wins last season required a full-team effort, but when looking back on each of the Irish's victories in 2012, often times a specific player comes to mind for a certain game...

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  2. 2014 Big Ten Football Schedule: Winners and Losers

    The Big Ten will begin a new era next fall when the league expands to 14 teams with the addition of Maryland and Rutgers and the realignment of divisions by geography...

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  3. Notre Dame Football: The 5 Greatest Legends of All-Time

    No sport is steeped in tradition more so than college football. Every team and its respective fanbase understand the importance of the plays, games and stories, some often embellished, ...

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  4. Notre Dame Football: Former Irish Fullback Schwapp Dies

    Former Notre Dame fullback Asaph Schwapp , a member of the Fighting Irish football program from 2005-2008, died Wednesday after a long battle with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. The Hartford, Conn...

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  5. Notre Dame Football: Quenton Nelson Commits to the Irish

    Notre Dame's recent run of verbal commitments continued Wednesday night when Red Bank Catholic (Red Bank, N.J.) offensive lineman Quenton Nelson became the ninth member of the Fighting Irish's 2014 recruiting class...

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  6. Notre Dame Football: RB Elijah Hood Commits to the Irish

    Notre Dame's 2014 recruiting class expanded to eight members on Sunday afternoon when Charlotte Catholic (Charlotte, N.C.) running back Elijah Hood committed to the Irish via Twitter following an unofficial campus visit this weekend...

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  7. Notre Dame Football: 2013 Home Kickoff Times Announced

    Notre Dame released its 2013 home football game kickoff times Wednesday. For the third straight season, there will be a night game in South Bend. The Oct. 19 showdown with longtime rival USC will kickoff at 7:30 p...

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  8. Notre Dame Football: Irish Land Commitment No. 7

    It was "Tight End Tuesday" around the recruiting world, as four of the nation's best tight end prospects gave verbal commitments. Notre Dame landed the last of the four to commit - Midlothian , Ill...

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  9. Notre Dame Football: Post-Spring Two-Deep Depth Chart

    Another spring has come and gone for Notre Dame football. Now the long wait begins until the start of fall camp in early August, leading up to the season opener on Aug. 31 when Temple comes to Notre Dame Stadium...

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  10. Notre Dame Football: 5 Key Players for the Blue-Gold Game

    Next Saturday's Blue-Gold Game marks the final formal activity for the Notre Dame football team until fall camp commences in August...

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  11. Notre Dame Football: The Top 25 Opposing Players in 2013

    Household names like Matt Barkley, Landry Jones, Denard Robinson and Robert Woods are no longer around, but Notre Dame will again face some of the best individual talent in college football this fall...

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  12. Notre Dame Football Pre-Spring Opponent Preview: Michigan State

    For Notre Dame fans, the third Saturday in September is synonymous with the Michigan State Spartans. The longtime rivals have played every year since 1997, but will take a two-year hiatus in the series following this season's meeting...

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  13. Report: Notre Dame WR Davonte Neal to Transfer

    You thought after a wild ride during the 2012 season that all would be calm around Notre Dame's football program until the fall? You must have forgotten that it's now spring...

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  14. Notre Dame Football Pre-Spring Opponent Preview: Temple

    After 125 years of playing football, it's somewhat rare for Notre Dame to face an opponent that it has never previously met. It will occur, however, in this season's opening week, as the Temple Owls visit Notre Dame Stadium for the first time...

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  15. Notre Dame Football Pre-Spring Opponent Preview: Arizona State

    Notre Dame's Shamrock Series returns to Texas for the first time in four years this fall when the Irish collide with Arizona State at the palatial Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas...

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  16. Top Sports Moments in Notre Dame History

    With a program with as much as history as Notre Dame, choosing the top athletics moments in school history can be rather difficult. Nevertheless, we've pared the list down to 15 moments, spanning 100 years of Fighting Irish lore...

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  17. Notre Dame Football Pre-Spring Opponent Preview: Purdue

    Notre Dame and Purdue have met on the gridiron 84 times. Purdue trails only Navy for the honor of being the Irish's most frequent opponent. More than two-thirds of those meetings have been won by Notre Dame, including each of the past five...

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  18. Notre Dame Football: Brian Kelly Talks Kiel, Position Battles and More

    With Notre Dame set to begin spring practice on Wednesday, head coach Brian Kelly met with the media on Tuesday to kickoff the ensuing five weeks of practice, leading up to the annual Blue-Gold Game on Apr...

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  19. Notre Dame Football Pre-Spring Opponent Preview: Navy

    Notre Dame has righted the ship (pardon the pun) in its rivalry with Navy after dropping three of four games between 2007-10...

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  20. Notre Dame Football Pre-Spring Opponent Preview: USC

    Notre Dame and USC may have the most unique rivalry in college football. The teams whose campuses are separated by approximately 2,000 miles have played in 67 consecutive seasons, with the Irish holding a 44-35-5 advantage in the overall series...

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  21. Notre Dame Football: 5 Underclassmen Who Must Step Up on Defense

    The long, cold winter has come to an end. Spring practice at Notre Dame is just over a week away, as the memories from an unforgettable 2012 season subside and the focus shifts to the 2013 Fighting Irish...

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  22. Notre Dame Football Pre-Spring Opponent Preview: Michigan

    This season may mark the beginning of the end in the storied rivalry between Michigan and Notre Dame. The teams will no longer play, for awhile at least, after the 2014 season...

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  23. Notre Dame Football Pre-Spring Opponent Preview: Pittsburgh

    Next up in our Notre Dame pre -spring opponent preview series are the Pittsburgh Panthers. The Irish will be facing Pittsburgh for the sixth consecutive year this fall, and eleventh time in the past 13 years...

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  24. Notre Dame Football: Pre-Spring Opponent Preview: BYU

    The fourth installment of our Notre Dame pre -spring opponent preview series features the BYU Cougars, who will visit South Bend for the second straight year this fall...

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  25. Notre Dame Football: Pre-Spring Opponent Preview: Oklahoma

    Our Notre Dame pre -spring opponent preview series continues with a look at Oklahoma. Notre Dame's 30-13 win over the Sooners last October in Norman was the victory that vaulted the Irish into legitimate national title contention...

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